Egypt vs Tajikistan: Maternal mortality ratio
Egypt
16.82 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Tajikistan
16.63 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Egypt rank
130th
Tajikistan rank
131st
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Egypt
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 16.82 deaths per 100,000 live births against 16.63 deaths per 100,000 live births in Tajikistan, a difference of 0.19 deaths per 100,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 130th and Tajikistan ranks 131st of 185 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 138.19 deaths per 100,000 live births | 103.53 deaths per 100,000 live births | 34.66 deaths per 100,000 live births | Egypt |
| 1990s | 104.63 deaths per 100,000 live births | 91 deaths per 100,000 live births | 13.63 deaths per 100,000 live births | Egypt |
| 2000s | 59.81 deaths per 100,000 live births | 46.94 deaths per 100,000 live births | 12.87 deaths per 100,000 live births | Egypt |
| 2010s | 25.86 deaths per 100,000 live births | 22.48 deaths per 100,000 live births | 3.37 deaths per 100,000 live births | Egypt |
| 2020s | 16.82 deaths per 100,000 live births | 16.63 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.188 deaths per 100,000 live births | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Egypt or Tajikistan?
- Egypt, at 16.82 deaths per 100,000 live births against 16.63 deaths per 100,000 live births in Tajikistan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Egypt and Tajikistan?
- 0.19 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Tajikistan?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Egypt and Tajikistan rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Egypt ranks 130th and Tajikistan ranks 131st of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.